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Reptile Safari at Hampton Nature Reserve, Peterborough
Group: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Amphibian and Reptile Group
Date: Saturday 30 June 2012
Description: A walk with a specific focus on hunting for snakes and lizards on Hampton Nature Reserve. Families welcome. Booking essential. Please contact Rebecca Neal in the Froglife education team on 01733 425826 or rebecca.neal@froglife.org. This is a Froglife/CPARG joint event open to all members of the public.
Wicken Fen BioBlitz
Group: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Amphibian and Reptile Group
Date: Saturday 21 July 2012
Description:
We are planning on holding a Wicken Fen Bioblitz this year, on the 21^st-22^nd of July. A Bioblitz is when, over a 24hr time period, you record as many species as possible at a site. See -http://www.opalexplorenature.org/BioBlitzes - for more info. We would like to use it as an opportunity to get as many different people involved in recording species at Wicken Fen, it will be a really fun way to get the public engaged with science and nature at Wicken Fen. It will run from 11.00am on Saturday-11.00am on Sunday.

We plan to have a series of guided walks/activities throughout the day covering various groups (Dragonflies, Birds, Butterflies, Inverts etc) and we are looking for volunteers to help lead these but also to do surveys during the 24hr period to maximise the number of species found. The public can take part in the guided events or just go out and see what they can spot walking our trails. There will be a recording centre where people can bring photos for expert ID and also where the running total of species found will be compiled.

I found your contact details on the ARG website and I was wondering if the group would be able to help us with some reptile and amphibian surveys?

Anyone interested please email lois.baker@nationaltrust.org.uk and CC in paul.furnborough@sjc.oxon.org
An intro to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles
Group: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Amphibian and Reptile Group
Date: Tuesday 10 July 2012
Description: Cost: £85
Course level: introductory
Date: Tuesday 10th July
Venue: Indoor session to be held at meeting rooms in Bretton, Peterborough
Time: Arrive 10.00 - Depart 17.00
Course overview:
• Conservation status and threats.
• Conservation measures including site protection and agri-environment schemes.
• Legislation.
• Introduction to surveys.
• Amphibians and reptiles in casework: special considerations.
• How can amphibians and reptiles benefit from the new England Biodiversity Strategy?
• How to incorporate amphibian and reptile requirements into site management, both at site and landscape
scale.
What to bring: Paper and pen.
Target audience: This course has been designed for professionals whose role demands a basic understanding of amphibian and reptile ecology. This course will be particularly useful for staff from the statutory agencies, Wildlife Trusts, local authorities, and any other organisation managing important wildlife sites.
Please note: This course will not include a site visit.
Tea and coffee will be provided during the day but please bring your own lunch.

CRAG - visit to Bissoe reserve

When:: Sat 14 Apr 2012 at 10:00 AM - at 12:00 PM
Where:: Cornwall

a visit to Bissoe reserve for Saturday 14th April 2012 from 10:00am to 12 noon with the volunteer reserve warden, Duncan Viner. He'll give us some information about the reserve and then take us around some of the ponds. The reserve is a former mine site and has newly planted woodland, ponds and regenerating heathland. Hopefully we might get to see some amphibians and reptiles and record any species we do see.

The reserve has uneven ground and some steep, slippery banks around the ponds and we will go through a marshy area so waterproof boots or wellingtons are recommended.

Directions:
From the A39 at Devoran, 3.5 miles (6 km) south of Truro, take the turning for Bissoe. Go straight on at the cross roads. Just after Bissoe, the road bends to the left. A cycle hire centre is on your right and the reserve access is via a track to the left. Duncan has suggested that we meet in the bike hire car park, but there is a charge for parking here. If he is unable to get it waived then we may want to meet at Devoran and car share to the bike hire centre. I'll let you know nearer the time what the parking arrangements are.

Sat nav: TR4 8QZ
Grid ref: SW772 414

Hope you can make it. Please let me know if you will be attending. My email is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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